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(rshsdepot) Toronto Doors Open

This weekend is the seventh annual Doors Open, an 
event sponsored by the City of Toronto's Culture 
Division. 150 buildings or parts of buildings 
that are not normally open to the public will 
throw open their doors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
on Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27. Toronto 
was the first city in North America to sponsor 
this event and it has since been duplicated in 
cities throughout Ontario. As usual, the Toronto 
Railway Historical Association will be actively 
interpreting two of the sites.

1. The Canadian Pacific Railway John Street 
Roundhouse will have three bays open, with 
visitors permitted inside to view some of the 
railway equipment. There will be a live steam 
miniature railway operating in Roundhouse Park, 
along with other exhibits. There will also be a 
train show inside Steam Whistle Brewing, with 
historical displays, model railroads and a 
demonstration of a computer simulation of the 
Toronto railway lands in 1954.

2. Union Station will have hourly 45-minute tours 
on both days starting at 10:15. There will also 
be a historical display of archival photographs 
in the centre of the Great Hall.

There are also other venues of railway interest 
that will be open during the weekend:

3. There are guided tours of the former CPR North 
Toronto Station/Summerhill LCBO. If you haven't 
visited this wonderful restoration, be sure to do 
so. Check out the 360° Quick Time panorama of the 
old waiting room on the Doors Open website.

4. The former CP Royal York Hotel is also having 
guided tours on Sunday of some of the ground 
floor facilities, including the Imperial Room. 
The groups are limited to 10-15 people and, if 
past experience is any guide, I expect that there 
will be line-ups. There is a very interesting 
archival display on the 2nd floor mezzanine 
surrounding the hotel lobby that you can visit at 
any time.

For additional information on Doors Open and a 
complete list of buildings, go to:

http://www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/index.htm

Derek Boles
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